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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05
BENEFITS of Drainage.

There is ncsdoubt that stagnant water in
land IS most injurious to vegetation, and
although it may be ever so fertile, no crop
OF any value can be produced by it when
in that condition. Its effect upon pastures
is to encourage the growth of number
Of semi-aqtatic plants, which are devoid
OF any USEFUL property, and they and the
dampness combined tend in many in
stances to .ngender unhealthiness and dis
ease in those animals which Craze upon
them: The surface layers Of soil in o
healthy state are more or less in an open
and porous condition, so that air and the
decay Of organic matter are freely perco-
lated through them. It is necessary for
the healthy growth of plant-life that tine
SOIL should b in this state in order to pre-
pare new supplies of fertilizing matter for
their absorption. Should the land, how
ever, be in such state that its interstices
or air passages are filled continually with
water. it is evident that the requisite
alterations cannot take place. It is there
fore necessary to resort in these cases TO o
system of drainage, SO as to draw off oil
supertluous water that may be lodging in
the soil, and thereby promote means by
which the water FILLING on the surface may
pass away freely. Among other beneficial
effects consequent on drainage is that the
sun has moro direct influence in impart-
ing heat to the soil, thus raising its tenn
porature, which results in vegetation being
forced earlier in the season and fastening
its growth. The soil is also brought into
o fit state for being benefited by the ap-
plication of manure, which, if laid on those
in wet and undrained condition, would
have but slight influence upon them, and
after the drainage of pastures the inferior
grasses gradually disappear, which are re-
placed by others of richer and more
abundant charactar
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05
REYNOLDS, III.

MANY humorous incidents occurred on
battlefelds. A Confederate Colonel ran
ahead Of his regiment at Malvern Hill,
and, discovering that the men were not
following him as closely as he wished, he
uttered 3 fierce oath, and exclaimed:
aCome on! Do you want to live forever"
The appeal was irresistible, and many
poor fellow who had laughed at the
Coloners queer exhortation laid down his
life soon after.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05

Champlain is Swallowing each year, some
Of its ports having already become un-l
available, owing to the destruction OF the
forests, the great storehouses Of moisture;
Some day the American nation will awakePi
to the knowledge that it has been recklessIy
prodigal of It's trees"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05

pail and filled il with water, and dipped
from that into the tub we pumped from.
As have made thin so long 1 will defer
the "doctoring" the aphis of the cherry
tree, apple tree and currant bark insects
until another time, or until requested, as
that may have been we'll tried away from
this vicinity.-Cor. Fdrme1's Review.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
A Budget Of Useful Information Upon
Household and Agricultural
Topics.
Matters Of Interest Relating to Farm,
Orchard, Stable, Parlor, and
Kitchen.
AGRICULTURAL.
D,Carf Peas.

D,carf Peas.
The dwarf varieties of peas are not so
popular as they were few years ago.
People took to them mainly because the
vines did not need the trouble and expense
Of stalking. But they do not compare in
yield with the best of the larger sorts.
Tho little vines may be and sometimes are
covered with pods, but they are not large
enough to hold full crop, and when once
picked the vine is done for. In the larger
vines there is more of succession of
bloom, giving longer picking from the
same SEEDING
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05
Avery Brown.

Some time ago we presented to our read
ers short sketch Of Captain Mott, who was
said to be the youngest soldier in our civil
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05
ALTON. lows

us to walk little now and then, and va
walked. M. V. ASHLEY,
49,. Company I, Sixteenth Illinois.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05
D REMINISC ENCES.
,,..-. Rehearsing the Stirring
E"snea Through Which They
Passed.
~, If the Battle Field, the
E e.oy Fire, and the Merry
March.
,,,Lnown Soldiers Grave.

AN EX-CoNTEDERA1E
.:5e the beautiful Tennessee,
t. hanks of clay.
80, soldier was buried one day;
(lo"aa old, his coat was worn,
(es 0 mo, heart beat within that house Of
)ay,
IN his country's call
Feii.u mother friends and oil;
he took his stand
Ne t The dag that waved DER Christian
hi
~ owey from his Northern home,
i"i mes he longed to see;
4 o' .Ln land he came to conquer,
IN ~ ' might in the valley Of the beauti-
4 tennessee.
..,,,,,l his Northern homo
a,r;nds are blowing,
9 rose and honeysuckle DER his grave
& growing
:, .be sleep that knows no waking"
he will slumber till tho morn of
rriel war is long since DER,
s for which we commended
| ilel on fields red with human gore.
water tho unknown soldiers grave
as one OF the Illinois Volunteers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05

nv AN Ex-coNTEDERA1E.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
.SnMR 9AL00M MEM

We find the following interesting
article in the columns of the Lawrence
Journal, and as we have in our midst
few specimens of just such men as
are described below, it may make in
teresting reading for some of our
subscribers:
The saloon trade as business is de-
grading, and it is a splendid thing for
Kansas that its days have been num-
bered. So every community and every
state will say that follows the example
of grand young Kansas. While this
is true of the business as a business,
there have always been honorable men
engaged in the liquor traffic, men who
are the soul of honor in all the trans
actions of life, high-minded and honor
able men, who are public spirited and
liberal and are claSSed among the best
of citizens. Such we have had in our
own city, and such have lived in every
community.
Some of this class have, in conse-
quence of the prohibition law, gone in
to other business and are leading use
full and honorable lives. A couple of
instances come to our mind just now.
The editor and proprietor of the abb
lene Gazette hSed to keep a saloon. we
believe. He is fast becoming one of the
brightest newspaper men of the state.
His paper takes the telegraphic dis
patches. 1t is a seven column quarto.
1t is the only town in the United States
of the same population taking the dis
patches. The paper is neatly printed
and admirably edited. 1t has sixteen
columns of advertising and bears upon
its cleanly printed pages all the Symp-
toms of successful paying paper. 1t
affords us supreme pleasure to congrat-
ulate Mr.. Rohrer upon his success as a
publisher and editor.
There is another man who has been
a saloon man. the present mayor of
Dodge City, the Hon. Mr.. Webster.
Mr.. Webster is a democrat and former
ly a saloon man, but ne is a law-abid-
ing citizen. He has the manhood and
nerve to enforce the law. He was elect
ed mayor believing he would enforce
the law. He closed the saloons in
Dodge City.
In the recent election he was sup
ported by solid Methodist vote, by
the good people generally and by the
best and Christian women of the city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
To,.,n ana nau,ta1

The seeds of intermittent and bilious
remittent fever terminate and bear evil
fruit. No community has altogether es-
capped it. In populous wards of large
cities bad sewage causes it, and in their
suburbs stagnant pools in sunken lots
breed it. There is at ouce a remedy and
a means of prevention. Its name is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which is,
without paradventure, the most potent
antidOte in existence to the malarial
virus. Fortified with this incompar-
able, saving specific, miasmatic infiu-
ences may be encountered with abSoI-
ute impunity. Disorders of the stomach.
liver and bowels, begotted by miasma-
tainted water, or any other cause, sue
cumb to the beneficent corrective NAM
ed, and rheumatic, kidney and bladder
troubles are surely removable by its use
when it is given a persistent trial
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
A1to0iehIns Success.

1t the duty of every person who has
used Boschee's German Syrup to let its
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia,
and in fact all throat and lung diseases.
No person can use it without immedi-
ate relief. Three doses will relieve any
case, and we consider it the duty of all
Druggists to recommend it to the poor,
dying consumptiye, at least to try one
bottle, as $4,000 dozen bottles were sold
last year, and no one case where it fail
ed was reported. Such a medicine as
the German Syrup cannot be to widely
known. Ask your druggist about it.
Sample bottles to try, sold at 10 cents.
Regular size, IS cents. Sold by all
Druggists and Dealers, in the United
States and Canada.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
sac 5. 5. Oonvenston.

The twenty-second annual conven-
ton of the State Sunday school associ-
alton is to be held at Wichita, in May
Sd, Attn, 9Th. The program would in
dictate that those who attend. will be
benefited, and the number of new col
leges now starting up in and around
Wichita is abundant evidence that the
people will gladly welcome and enter
tain this body in way to give most
favorable impressions. We under
stand that hundred leading citizens,
met the other day to perfect arrange
ments. AS this is the only organiZa-
ton in the state in which all the relig-
ious leaders unite in convention. There
will no doubt be large gathering.
1t will be mass convention open to
all Sunday school workers and doubt
less Nancy of our workers will avail
themselves of this chance to not only
enjoy the convention but at the same
time inspect Wichita's boom. The
opening session will be Tuesday at p.
m, and those leaving here on the af-
ternoon train will be in time for the
evening session.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
The eighteenth Century.

Cariyle's dislike and contempt for
the eighteenth century, which he calls
ga bankrupt century, having nothing
grand in it except grand universal sui
eide, named French revolution. by
which it Terminated its otherwise
worthless existence" is the contempt
of one who had made such study of
that century a no other writer has
made His History of the French
Revolution aud his .sLife of Frederick
the Great of Prussia, to say nothing
of his diamond Necklace and his
essays on Cagliostro, and Mirabeau,
and johnson, and Burns, are historic
works which are unequaled in their
most graphic deiineations of historic
men and events. He makes the eigh-
teenth century living period again.
Its chief historic characters are resur-
rected from the jaws of the past and
made alive again, together with their
enyironment-social, political, martial
and material.
If any man has right to pronounce
judgment upon a century, from thor
ough study and appreciation of its men
and thing and events, Carlyle has a
right to do so in the case of the eigh-
tenth. And yet the eighteenth CEN
fury was not the mere century of arch
quacks and royal and imperial ruffians
and debauchees. 1t was not only the
century of host of really grand his
torie men, but it was the birth century
of host of such men, who made the
present century memorable by their
words and deeds. On this side of the
water Washington, Franklin, Otis, War
rem. Hamilton. Jefferson, Greene and
Paine achieved by their pens and
swords, by their swords and deeds,
American independence. The great
historic Americans of the eighteenth
century were men of pure private char
acter for the most part.
They would have adorned any CEN
fury of the past. Then the eighteenth
century was the birth century of Web
ster, Clay. Calhoun. Bryant, Irving,
| Cooper, Charming and others, who
| gave to US national renown and char
acter, and established on firm basis
the work of the founders of the federal
| government.
| In the old world it was the era OF
such epocl-making rulers, militarists
| and administrators of government as
Car Peter (who, in spite of his vices,
| was great statesman and emperor) Of
| Russia, Frederick the Great of Prussia
| Charles MI of Sweden, William Pitt
| the great comnioaer of England ano
the coadjutor Of Frederick the Great il
humiliating the Bourbon despots o
| Spain, France and Austria; of Cliv'
and Hastings, the conquercrs of India
and of Wolfe. t:e conquerer OF Canada
of the portentnus French revolutionists
Mirabeau, Dlnton, Marat and Robes
pierre, colossal in their wickedness a
the worst of the twelve Casars.-BOs
ton T'racelcr.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21

Last week burglars broke into r.
Beams meat market on Commercial
street, between Second and Third ave
nue., and burglarized the safe, taking
about 81. They bored through the
door of the safe and broke the lock.
The Office of Keller's wagon shop was
also broken into and the safe opened,
but nothing was found there ex-
cept silver watch. The burglars
took heavy sledge hammer and file
from this place. They were. afterwards
found at Beams meat market.
The best thing the public can do tO
stop these mysterious burglaries is to
put their money in the bank each even
ing and then set up all night with
shot guns to salivate all nocturnal cal
Iers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21

UNDOUBTEDLY the largest flow of
natural gas in the state was struck at
Fort Scott yesterday at the depth of
22l feet. The well is dry and free from
water, and the gas flows out in a great
volume. Ii shows 125 pounds pressure
TO the inch, and could not be tested
further for want of proper apparatus.
1t is estimated that this single well.
and there are six other good wells, will
supply enough gas TO supply Fort Scott
Tor all purposes. The striking of this
flow of gas insures an abundant supply
of natural gas for every kind of man
utacturing. Several more wells are
b ,ing put down.
\ short time ago indications of oil
were discovered north of Hutchinson
and syndicate was formed to investi-
gate. At the depth of $40 feet they struck
a good paying quality of crude oil. Ex-
element runs high and property adj
joining is held at fabulous prices. a
contract has been let by Ben Blanchard
for boring 1900 feet in south Hutchin-
son, there being indications of natural
gas. So say telegrams.-Topeka
journal.
The above paragraphs are respect
fully referred TO our citizens for con-
sideration,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
oood q. suItsin Every G Sc.

ID. a. Bradford, wholesale paper deal
er of Chattanooga, Tenn. writes that
he was seriously afflicted with severe
cold that settled on his lungs: had tried
many remedies without benefit. Being
induced to try DIR. Kings New Discoy-
cry for Consumption. did so and was
entirely cured by use of a few bottles.
Since which time he has used it in his
family for all Coughs and Colds with
best results. This is the experience of
thousands whose lives have been saved
by this Wonderful Discovery.
Trial Bottles free at B. Wheldon's
Drug Store. Large Bottles SI.O0.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
ERRa

Last Thursday at No. 513 Cots
tonwood Street was burned to the
ground. The building was two story
residence owned by T. g.. Whitley, but
occupied by Z. Mihranl, the coal dealer
The family succeeded only in saving a
few things down stairs, Eand. had no in
surance on the goods. The building
was insured for 5000. 1t seems that
the fire originated from the kitchen
fire where Mrs. Mihram had just been
setting bread. The small one story
house Immediately south, occupied by
John Roberts, Welshman, was also
mostly destroyed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
TIE RAM BOOM.


Many of our southwestern exchanges
go into big display headings and gem
eral rejoieings over the fact that show
ers have visited the various localitie
wherein they are located. And in doin
so they areprobably justified, as rain is
said heretofore tohave been a scarce
commodity out that way. But in the
vicinity of Emporia and Lyon county
the reverse has been the case. Yet even
here general rejoicing has been OK
pressed at the copious rains we have
been favored with, as the past season
has been one of unusual drouth for
even this favored section, and some Of
our farmers had begun to express fears
that the regular spring showers were
being delayed a little too long. All
this, however, is now changed, and the
copious down-pour of few days ago,
followed by the splendid showers OF
yesterday has beautified the
face of nature to such
an extent as to enliven every counte-
nance and give energy to every effort
now being made in our midst. Even
real estate sales took on an unusual
activity yesterday in the midst of the
drenching, and some of the largest and
most important transactions so far
made were contaminated while the
heavens wer pouring down her bless
ings in choicest, although damp, form.
1t is only after the dry, windy and dus.
ty month of March that the beautiful
spring showers are thoroughly appre.
ciated by the public generally, as well
as the the agriculturalist, and all hearts
are made happy by the added lustrG
given to the beautiful green foliage nov
springing into the full luxuriance Of
such climate as Kansas alone car
produce. 1.-The rain, the rain, the
beautiful RAIN
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
A LIQUOR case in the snneI

A LIQUOR case in the superior court
of Maine has developed a decided
clash between the federal and state
courts, on account of differences be-
tween the new liquor law of Maine
and the regulations of the internal
revenue tax. In the case in question
the deputy collector of internal revenue
refused to testify as to the payment of
retail tax by the accused, and he was
ordered committed for contempt. The
United States revenue collector notified
the judge of the state court that the
deputy was acting in accordance with
the instructions of himself and the
commissioner of internal revenue, and
requesting the prisoners discharge.
This request was not granted. The
case will have an important bearing on
the matter of administering the liquor
law adopted at the recent session of the
Maine legislature.-K. c. News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21

THE Topeka papers are bowling be-
cause the illustrations of that place in
Frank Leslie's Weekly do not come up
to their expectations. 1t is said to be
impossible to make silk purse out of
sow's ear" 1t is equally hard to
make fine picture from poor subject.
Topeka is far from being a beautiful
city. If the people of the capital want
to see a beautiful city and one that win
make beautiful illustrations let them
visit Emporia or wait to see how she
viii loom up in Leslie's Illustrated.
The following is specimen wall from
the Commonwealth:
The pictorial representation in Frank
Leslie's paper of Topeka and it's princi
pal features does not come up to reas-
enable expectation. The representa-
ton of the uncompleted capital is a
burlesque on the reality, giving no more
idea of it as it is than it does of the pal
ace of the Mikado. The picture of Kan
sas avenue is wholly deceptive, the only
thing recognizable about it being the
width of the street and the two street
car tracks, Kansas avenue in
reality Is one of the longest, broad
est streets in the country, but in this
picture no idea whatever can be had of
its magnificent length. Some of the
views, OF which there are ten, are fea-
sonably good, and the write up will do
YorV we'll
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
AoEndTo Bone sc.apine.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, Ill.
says: Having received so much bene-
fit from Electric Bitters, feel it my
duty to let suffering humanity know it
Have had a running sore on my leg for
eight years; my doctors told me would
have to have the bone scraped or leg
amputated. used. instead, three bot
ties of Electric Bitters and seven box
es Bueklen's Arnica Salve, and my leg
is now sound and well"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents
a bottle, and Bucklen' s Arnica Salve at
25c. per box by B. Wheldon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21

A Chassis of the Reformed church
reformed church and was named
Wichita Chassis. Rev. J. w. Love is
president, Rev. D. b. Shuey, clerk,
Rev. S. a. Alt, treasurer. Rev. D. B.
Shuey was elected delegate to the gen.
eral synod, which will meet in Akron,
Ohio, in June. Communion services
were held in the reformed church on
Sunday at II O'Clock. Rev. j. w. Love
preached. Rev. s. A. Alt preached
in the evening. For want of space the
report of Chassis is condensed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
drama Ioas. Of q. K..s.. KnlsA'' q

The grand lodge was called to order
promptly at 1:SO O'Clock and continued
in session until 4 o'clock, when an adj
journment was made in order to accept
an invitation fIom the citizens Of OF
tawa to take carriage ride through
the city and pBrk. The grand lodge re-
assembled at Z o'clock and proceeded
to the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year, which resulted as fnllOwS:
Grand dictator, VIII. Sullis; grand vice
dictator, Jos. e. Riggs; grand assistant
dictator, J. I. Copland; grand chap
lain, Z. Spinner; grand guide. J. b.
Bartle; grand reporter: s. b: Riggs;
grand treasurer, R. Z. TorringtOn;
grand gurdian, w. II. Hiden; grand
sentinel, A. E. Baird. Grand trustees
j. A. Wells, w. d. Butler, J. II.
Bronsell; state medical examiner, D.
Hannifen; representative to supreme
lodge, w. III. Sullis; alternate, III. l..
Willard. The grand lodge adjourned
at 10 O'Clock p. m, to meet at Marion,
April Is, 1SS8.-Ottawa Local News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21

TowALIGA, Ga, June, ., 1885.
We find B. B. B. to be the best blood
poison remedy we have ever handled,
and gives more satisfaction. Its cures
are quick and decided, and you CAM
say too much in its praise. We know
of two cases of blood poison and one of
sell any other now.
b. c. KISARp, Merchants.
Sold by Chas. Ryder, druggist.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
|IEI|I||I||EI

Thoroughly cleanse the blood. which is the
fountain of health, by using DR.. Pierces Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good digestion, a
fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital strength, and
sOundness of constitution will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
from the common pimple, blotch. or eruption,
to the worst Scrofula, or blood-pO1son. KS
recialIy has it proven its efficacy in curing
Salt-rheum or letter, Fever-sores. HiP-Jolnt
Disease Scrofulous Sores and SWelnngS' En-
larred Glands and Eating Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which is Scrofula OF the Lungsl. Dy 1ts
Wonderful blood-purifying, invigorattng, ana
nutritive properties. For Weak Lungs. spit
. ting of Blood. Shortness of Breath, Bronchitls.
Severe coughs. Asthma, and kindreo ane et
TONS it is a sovereign remedy. 1t promptly
cures the severest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver. Bifiousness, or " Liver
Complaint" Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, 1t IS
an unequalled remedy. Sold by druggists
DIR. PTERCE'S PELLETS - Anti
Bilious and Cathartics
&c. vial, by druggists